Homerus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /hoˈmeː.rus/, [hɔˈmeːrʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈme.rus/, [oˈmɛːrus]

Proper noun

Homērus m sg (genitive Homērī); second declension

Homer, the Greek poet

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Homērus
Genitive	Homērī
Dative	Homērō
Accusative	Homērum
Ablative	Homērō
Vocative	Homēre

Derived terms

homēricus
homērista
homērius
homēriācus
homērocentō
homēromastix
homēronidēs

Descendants

Derived terms

Catalan: Homer
Dutch: Homerus
English: Homer
French: Homère
Indonesian: Homerus
Italian: Omero
Maltese: Omeru
Portuguese: Homero
Romanian: Homer
Sicilian: Omeru
Spanish: Homero

References

“Homerus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Homerus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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